The make_spam_user WordPress PHP action fires after a user is marked as a SPAM user.
Usage
add_action('make_spam_user', 'your_custom_function', 10, 1); function your_custom_function($user_id) { // your custom code here }
Parameters
$user_id
(int): ID of the user marked as SPAM.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: make_spam_user
Examples
Log Spam User
Log the user ID of a marked SPAM user.
add_action('make_spam_user', 'log_spam_user', 10, 1); function log_spam_user($user_id) { error_log("User marked as SPAM: " . $user_id); }
Notify Admin
Send an email notification to the administrator when a user is marked as SPAM.
add_action('make_spam_user', 'notify_admin_spam_user', 10, 1); function notify_admin_spam_user($user_id) { $admin_email = get_option('admin_email'); $subject = "User marked as SPAM"; $message = "User ID " . $user_id . " has been marked as SPAM."; wp_mail($admin_email, $subject, $message); }
Remove User Posts
Delete all posts created by the user marked as SPAM.
add_action('make_spam_user', 'remove_spam_user_posts', 10, 1); function remove_spam_user_posts($user_id) { $args = array( 'author' => $user_id, 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'posts_per_page' => -1 ); $user_posts = get_posts($args); foreach ($user_posts as $post) { wp_delete_post($post->ID, true); } }
Add User Meta
Add a custom user meta to the user marked as SPAM.
add_action('make_spam_user', 'add_spam_user_meta', 10, 1); function add_spam_user_meta($user_id) { update_user_meta($user_id, 'marked_as_spam', 'yes'); }
Block User Login
Prevent the user marked as SPAM from logging in.
add_action('make_spam_user', 'block_spam_user_login', 10, 1); function block_spam_user_login($user_id) { $blocked = get_user_meta($user_id, 'blocked', true); if (!$blocked) { update_user_meta($user_id, 'blocked', 'yes'); } }